Where does “sanduguan” come from?

sanduguan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sandugo, from Tagalog san-, from Tagalog dugo, from Proto-Philippine *Duʀuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq — sap, juice.

sanduguan (Tagalog): blood compact

Definitions

  1. blood compact

Ancestry of “sanduguan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsandugocoalition; alliance; combining of forces for a common purpose
2Tagalogsan-with roots that begin with
3Tagalogdugoblood
4Proto-Philippine*Duʀuq—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀuqsap, juice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq →Every word from Tagalog san- →Every word from Proto-Philippine *Duʀuq →